Job Description
Position Title:

GlobalPlatform Executive Director

Position Type:

Contractor or Employee (to be determined)

Reports To:

Board of Directors

Compensation:

Total compensation package to be $180,000 - $240,000 USD, depending on
experience, contractual relationship and location

Term:

Two Year contract with option to renew

Dedication:

Full time

The Role:
The Executive Director is responsible for coordination, oversight and execution of GlobalPlatform’s
roadmap strategy and manages all marketing and promotional related activities for GlobalPlatform, andfurther develops strategic and robust marketing efforts to drive adoption of GlobalPlatform technology
in the organization’s priority industry sectors and across numerous device types.
The Executive Director furthers GlobalPlatform’s visibility and reach through collaboration with related
and aligned industry associations and serves as primary support resource to GlobalPlatform's marketspecific and region-specific Task Force Chairs. The Executive Director is responsible for membershipretention and acquisition, and for meeting membership revenue goals as determined by the Board ofDirectors.
The Executive Director is a high-profile role for the organization and is expected to act asGlobalPlatform’s evangelist and spokesperson at industry events, to the analyst, research, media andtrade press community, and to the membership. To do so the Executive Director must command anunderstanding of GlobalPlatform’s mission, vision, technology, target markets and use cases,
organizational priorities, and factors that distinguish GlobalPlatform’s contributions, and convey thought
leadership to the industry.
The Executive Director is part of an organizational structure that consists of a member elected Board ofDirectors, Technical Director, Task Force and Technical Committee Chairs and Working Group Leaders.
Supporting these individuals are an Operations Secretariat, Functional and Security Certification
Secretariats and a Public Relations agency.
The Executive Director operates as a neutral, independent and impartial role in the organization in orderto properly act on behalf of all members who are, in many cases, strong competitors.
Objectives:
1. Responsible for GlobalPlatform visibility in targeted vertical markets• Promote and propagate the GlobalPlatform value proposition;• Sustain and expand GlobalPlatform’s engagement with relevant industry organizations;• Identify and secure speaking opportunities at relevant industry events;• Direct all activities associated with GlobalPlatform’s annual ‘branded’ seminar;•••Propose, structure and lead educational outreach programs;
Serve as primary GlobalPlatform contact to PR agency;
Act as ‘evangelist’ of GlobalPlatform to internal and external audiences.

2. Responsible for Leadership Team support• Partner with market-specific Task Force and Technical Committee Chairs to drive key sector
priorities;• Draw regional requirements into GlobalPlatform through partnership with regional Task ForceChairs;• Prepare for and present key topics for discussion / resolution for all conference call and face-toface gatherings with the Board and Executive Committee;• Provide counsel and guidance on the impact of strategies and tactics specific to GlobalPlatform’s
roadmap;• Direct GlobalPlatform’s Impartiality Committee to ensure the Certification Body has theobjectivity necessary to make certification decisions;• Determine the final decision on appeals, pursuant to the Complaint & Appeals Process;• Participate in any tie breaker vote for a Board seat, where required by the Bylaws.
3. Responsible for Membership• Meet membership fee revenue goals through member retention and new member acquisition;• Ensure membership engagement / retention through a variety of ongoing direct and indirectcommunications methods;• Grow membership by actively prospecting for new members though self-generated leads andleads obtained through member referral.
Experience:
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10-15 years of progressive, professional, managerial and / or executive experience in a technicalmarketing capacity;
Knowledge of emerging Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and ecosystem is a plus;
Superior written and verbal communication skills;
Fluency in English (but does not need to be first language), including the technical language usedin the specification of security technologies, is essential;
Proven leadership ability, able to work with senior managers from diverse organizations on the
GlobalPlatform Board;
Experience in getting the best from different contributors in a highly multi-cultural environment;
Strong business networking skills, ideally with an established network of contacts in
GlobalPlatform priority industry sectors and technologies;
Competent and confident public speaking experience;
The ability to understand business and technical needs and translate that into strong and highly
differentiated marketing and promotional messages and deliverables;
Work experience with consortia in a leadership capacity, preferably in the formulation ofindustry standards is a plus;

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Ability to drive / deliver results individually as well as through limited support resources (PRagency, Operations Secretariat).

Work environment:•••

Able to operate independently and without a great deal of supervision while producing results;
Willingness to work from personal residence;
Ability to travel globally as much as 20-25%, depending on the needs of the association.

To apply:
All interested candidates should submit a resume or CV, along with a cover letter explaining why you area good fit for the position, to: GP-Executive-Director-candidate@globalplatform.org. Your cover lettershould also include how your contractual relationship (employee vs. contractor) with GlobalPlatform
would work.